Are you a career woman and yet expected to function like a fulltime housewife?

I am still trying to figure it out. I actual do home daycare care and I get so frustrated becasue I am home but can not just leave the children alone and go clean. So all the gets done most days is the things that I am making dirty durning the day anyway. So lets see I do the dishes three times a day and sweep the kitchen floor a couple of times a day. The daycare gets cleaned up but that is about it. I still have to make dinner for the family and try to clean the rest of the house. On the weekends I have to get all my errend done that I can't get done during the week. I feel like I never sit down. When I do I multi task like now I am catching up on tv shows and trying to earn a little extra cash for extra things for my daughter. So take a deep breath and remember that the cleaning will still be there tomorrow and it is never too soon to have every one help you. You can't do it all becuse at the end of the day you are one person even though you do the work of several. And sometimes crying will make you feel better so go ahead, or maybe it will freak the other in the house out enought to help you out for a day or two. I plan on getting a pedicure some day if I can squezze it in! Other than that I take time for myself and watch tv a play a few games everynight. Icecream also helps =) Don't be to hard on yourself.

yes i'am career woman but not exactly "expected" to perform full time housewife the thing is i love to serve my family..make a planner do things one at a time..do not overload your mind.

my mom is a fulltime housewife but i plan to be both someday. i don't know hot that would really work for me, but i will see. upon reading your post, i think i won't handle it, but i will give it a try after 3 years. =) chill my friend.

It is hard for a woman who works to do all the work at home too. Balancing work life and home life is something every woman needs to learn. It is ok to feel that way. Just try and relax. Do something which you like and enjoy. Even if it is only for ten or fifteen minutes, it will calm you down. Or watching your favourite channel for half an hour will take your mind off the problems at home or office.

I am also a career woman and a fulltime housewife and to think that my husband is not in the Philippines but working abroad. I also feel frustrated just like you specially if I am so stress at work then when I go home I saw different household chores to be done this made me feel so frustrated and tired again. The thing I used to do to get rid of this frustration is the acceptance... to accept that I choose this kind of life, I decided to have a career at the same time to be a mother and a housewife and think of the positive things in life. Giving thanks to God for the strength..Phil. 4:13 says I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO GIVE ME STRENGTH! I always confess that promise of God and there is power in confessing the promises of God. I always put in my mind that being a working mom is always a learning process in life discovering new things in everyday life.